There are a few priceless possessions that you want to keep safe during a move, and if you are like me your television set is one of them. Properly packing your television will ensure its survival on the road and back into your home again.

If you kept the original box your television came in, that can be a good and secure way of packing your television. Finding a box that fits your specific television can be hard, and your original box was uniquely meant to hold your television. It also usually comes with foam blocks to support the specific curves of your television where other forms of packing material don’t.

If you no longer have the original box your television came in you can still find boxes to fit your television. The best places to look are normally at your local moving dealerships, such as Uhaul. They also have a lot of good packing supplies, such as bubble wrap or moving pads, to help keep your television secure.

Before placing your television in the box, make sure to use bubble wrap or padding around it to absorb shock and keep it safe from the jostles of the move. Painters tape can be used to secure the padding and doesn’t cause damage to your television.

Sometimes, for one reason or another, a box can’t be found that fits your television. If this is the case make certain to use a lot of packing material. Bubble wrap is one of the best packing material out there because it absorbs a lot of shock and is easy to place. Putting card board over the screen of your television is another good idea to protect the screen from harm.

Make certian to always use two people when moving a television. Televisions have a bad habit of being heavier than we think, and two people have less of a chance of dropping a television than one person does.

Keep your television in its normal upright position when possible. Don’t risk your television getting damaged by placing it on its side. Make certain to keep it off its sides during the move, as it was built to be upright.

Remembering to pack your television properly will keep it safe during your move. And before you know it, you will have it back on its entertainment center, ready for use – without a scratch or dent to be seen.